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EXECUTIVE
S[.'MMARY
TheEIAReporthasbeendil'idedin to elevenchapters,
whichareas folllows:
Chapter1: lntroduction
Chapter2: projectDescription
Chapter3: BaselineEnvironment Status
Chapter4: Environment lmpactAssessment
Chapter5: Alternatives
Chapter6: EnvironmentMorritoring programme
Chapter7: Additional
Studies
Chapter8: projectBenefits
Chapter9: EnvironmentManiagement plan
Chapter10:CleanDevelopnrent Mechanism
Chapter11:Disclosureof theConsultant
PROJECT BACKGROUND
welspunEnergyAnuppurPvt. Ltd is partof welspun
fastestemergingconglomeral:es Group,whichranksamongstIndia,s
with an enterprise
valueof i5,000 crores.welspunEnergy,
throughitsSPVWelspun EnergyAnuppur PrivateLimitedis developing
a 2x660MW coal-based
ThermalPowerPlantbasedon-environment friendry
super-critical
technglogy.
LOCATION OF THEPROJECT
The projectis comingup nearchhataivillageof Kotma
Pradesh'The landfor the projectis 900 acies Tehsilin AnuppurDistrict,Madhya
whichincrudes the mainplantarea,colony,
township'green-belt,
etc. Therlandfor the proposed site comprisesof agricultural
landand
barrenland.Thedetairsof the rocation
aregivenberow
Profile of

Tehsil
District

MadhyaPradesh
Natureof the Area
ultureand BarrenLand
ProjectCoordinates
ProjectSite Coordinates
latitude:
23o21'56.55"N
androngitude:
82"0230.7g"E
Geological& Meteorological
F""t,rr*
AveraqeAltitude
520 m - 545m above MSL
S ei smi cZone-l l
NearbyLocations
NearestRailwayStation
KotmaRailwayStation-
20km,aXs p5;;,,-
Nearest
Air Port Jabalpur
Airport-
205kms
NearestNaturalWater body
K e w a iN a d i -1 . 0k m
NearestRoad
V i l l aqeR oad500m
NearestHighwa
NH 78- 12kms
NearestTown
A nuppur- 44 kms.
Ecologically
sensitivezones tikernllOf
rfe
Sanctuaries,Nationalparks I biostr>here, N o E col ogi cal lsensi
y ti veA rea i s w i thi n15 km radi us

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 \A/ELSP(IN EIA STUD'\/ for 2x660MWCoat BasedThermalpower
Plantat Anuppur,Madhyapradesh
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Elephant/ Tiger Reserveand MigratoryRoutes

ArchaeoloEicalrnonuments Monumentsw i thi n.10km radi us
N o A rcheol ogi cal
Socio-econom ic factors Mi ni mumH omesteadD i spl ercement
This projectsite is more than 500 meterawayfrom any HFL of the River,Highwilysand
Railway
Line.
EIA METHODOLOGY
lmpact Assessmentstudy has been conductedwithin an area of 10 km radius from
the
proposedplant site. The EIA processhas been broadlydividedinto fivr-'stages.
The first is the
initiationof EIA study by iderrtification
of environmentparameterswithirrthe 10t<mimpactzone
followedby study of various activitiesin the proposedproject,which has the potential
of having
impact on the environment.Next is the quantificationof impact for identiiie,Jactivities
and
ascertainingtheir impact On various components.Baseline environmentdata are
then
superimposedon the quantifield impactto assessthe overallimpactof the projectactivities.The
last stage is the formulationof EnvironmentManagementPlan includingmonitoringplans
for
implementation in the project.
THE PROJECT
The plant configurationfor therproposedprojectis 2 x 660 MW. The cornmercialoperationdate
(COD)of the firstunitis envisilgedin 48 montfrsand the 2nd unitat 4-mrcnth
intervalthereafter.
The total land requiredfor s;ettingup the 1320 MW plant is 900 6b( which is much
better
comparedto land requirement guidelinesof CEA for 2x660MW Tpp.
only land owners are going lo be affectedby the project.The Rehabilitation and Resetilement
of these PAHswill be as per the MadhyaPradeshRehabilitation and Rersetlemelnt policy200L
While planning,utmostcare ltas beentakento acquireminimumlandfor the prrrject.The plant
will be locatedin such a mannerso as to minimizedisturbance of the villiagers.
The water requirementfor the project shall be met from the Kewei River. Estimated
total
consumptivewater requiremtl,nt for the project is about 4500 m3/hr,consideringrecirculating
closed cooling water system with cooling tower, using clarifiedwater for turtline condense"r
cooling.The intakepoint is etround3-4 kms from the froposed site. The pump house will
be
constructedat suitablelocalion.In-principalapprovalhas been given by Govt. of Madhya
Pradeshfor drawalof 50 cus€rrts of waterfor the project.This allocationis considr:redadequate.
The requirement of coalfor the proposedprojectis estimatedat 6.40 milliontonnesper annum
(MTA) consideringgross calcrnific value of coal of about 3900 kCal / kg. Stationheat rate has
been assumed2400 kCal / kVVhin accordancewith latestCERC norms-forsupercritical thermal
power plants using domesticcoal. Coal requirementof the projectshrailbe nret from
5ECfiNcL
mines.Coal will be transportri'd from coalfieldsto site by lndianitailways.lt is envisagedthat'
coal would be transportedby bottomopeningbroadguage rail (BOX-Itiwagonrs. The coal will
be unloadedat projectsite by trackhopper.
BASELINE ENVIRONMENT
I]iTATUS
The studyarea is 10 km radierl
distancefrom centerof proposedplantsite.All the monitoringis
done in variouslocationswithrrthe studyarea duringthe periodof December2010to februiry
2011.
The findingsof the baselineenvironmental statuson land (topographlr,geolog;y,soil quality,
land use pattern),meteorology(Temperature, Humidity,rainfall,*inO-spieO,l"ind rose), air
(ambientair quality-SPM, PM10,PM2.5,SO2,NOx,Ozoneand Mercury),water(surface
water,
groundwater), Noise level,ecrological
environment(flora& fauna),socio economicconditions
(demographicprofileand hout;eholdscondition),were presentedand interpretedwith
reference
to environmentalstandards.

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 Thestudyareais mostlya flertplainandhasan
average heightof 540m abovemeansealevel.
Theprojectsitehasalmostplaintopography andthereis ni requirement
fromthe outside'However, for anyfillingmaterial
l€r're.ling *irr trke placeat the projectsite.Theetevation
of the siteareavariesfrom5!10to s+s aooueMSLandhas f.iiuiiy level
a slopefromSE to N,w.
Soilof the areawas foundtc be brownin colour.Thesoil
coversof tht-'study
foundpredominantly clay in nalure.The pH of the soil sampleswas found areahavebeen
nature'Electrical conductivity'of tO be alkalinein
the soilsamplesrangesfrom90 to 144
ltslcm.
ln the studyareawithin10 knrra,d.ius covering a!o{ 314sq.km of land,the majorshareof the
landis underagricultural lantJwhichis aboui 181.7g sq km covering (li7.go/o)of the totalland
cover'The main vegetation of the area comprisesmainlyv'
r oads id e p l a n ta ti o na n d l a n d s h a v i n g
of agricultural
qvt' vLrrLurcrr
lands,
rdl orchards
ru' ' urcl l aros'
ctumps of trees
The studyperiodhad an averageminimumtemperature
readingof ig.1"cand an average
maximum of 32'4"C' The relrativL.
humidityshowedaverageminihumof 44.09:/o
maximumof 83% duringthe monitoring and average
p'eriod.
The averJgewino-spered was 5,2kmlhr.
predominant winddirection wasobserueliromNorth. The
Theareagenerally haslow le'relsof pollutants
in ambientair,whichis 'wellwithinthe National
Ambient Air Qualitystandardsfor industriai
ieiioentialor ruralareas.Thisis dueto the,or.n.J
of anymajorpoilution-generati'rg
sourcein thevicinity.
TheP98valueof PM10and Pl'A2.5 was-54.6ug/m3 and22.T1tg/m3 respectivelyandwasfoundat
Gulidand' The P98 valueof liio2was founJio oe highesi
maximumat Khodriand Pak'haria. it crtiornd atso.Nox vatuewas
The ozonewas iound highestat Khodri.However,
concentration of Mercury(Hg)hasbeenobserved low
in thestudyduringstuclyperiod.
The hourlyrecordednoise level at variouslocations
in the study areashowsfluctuations
because of changein trafficmovement, anddomestic activities.
Thereareno indr.rstrial
sources
in the vicinity'The equivalent
vatuesof noiselevelsrangefrom 47.0to 50.2
daytimeand32'0dB to 37'5dtl (A)duringtighttime, dB (A) during
whic-harewithinil-represcribed
normsof
CPCB.
The majorsurfacewatersour(leis the KewaiRiver
whichfrowsneareasternbcrundary of the
studyareafromnorthto southdirection. ft is a perennialriver.Manyvillagesin the studyarea
alsohaveponds(tanks)as a s;r:rfacewatersource.Theyhavewaterthrclughout
mostof thepondsin othervillages the yearwhile
becomeoryin summermonths.
ThepH of the surfacewaterin studyareavaries
between 7.22 and7.67.TDS variesbetween
91 and 115'whichis wellwithinthetolerance limitof 1500mgilfor'classc,of inlandsurface
water'as per CPCB'DissolverrJ oxygenwas foundto be high(2.6to 3.5) whrileBoD
rangedfrom2'7 to 3'2' overallthe s-utFace level
waterqualitytor itt the sampleswerewel within
prescribed
standardsandweref it fordrinking withsuitabledisinfection.
The ground-waterqualityindicatesthat the groundwater
bodiesare not pollutecl
and can be
usedfor drinkingpurposeafternecessary treatment.
There is no major forest land vrithinthe core
zone area, exceptfor somerpatchesof Revenue
Forests' However in the 10krn radius study
Ar.r, there are forests wfrich are quite dense.
These forests are mainly in the north-east
bart of the study area.The forest in this area is
mainlytropicaldry deciduous.
IMPACTASSESSMENT
Basedon the impactanalysis,it is predicted
that therewill be negligibleimpacton environment
during constructionphase' During construciion
the likely impacts include dust due to
construction'movement of vehiclei, gases from
engine eihaust, noiselfrom rnovementof
materialpersonnel,
etc.

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 The maximum resultant
GLc:s oJthe
are likelyto be 36.6pg/m3 -sludyarea(whichincrudesthe.impactof the powerprant)
for ggr,-juluun;;ttbr No", ss:rrglr,
PM2'5'lt was foundthat thtl GLC of for pM10,z2.gpg/m3for
arriSrameterswere*.it *ffi,in the prescribed
CPCB. normsof
operationof the thermalPornrer projectwill not haveany rong-term
is proposed to havea minimum.discharg". impacton waterquarityas it
ir,, waterr'vri.rirof the proposedprojecthas been
developed withmaximumrecycleand r6useof water,
for the projectas well as to tleducetn" qrrntity io ,i to minimize the waterrequirement
discharge. of emuenisgeneratect fromtfreprantto zero
Theashdisposalareafor ThermalPower
Plantwillbe locatedwithinthe projectr;ite.

il:"ifil:.trilff$;irtil::i;l[:' ecorosv
isanticipated
duetoproper
dispersirn
orpoilutants
Three villageswill be affectecl,
by the proposedPower plant project.
About 106 householdswi'
Thecomp..lrtitr packase
wir be pr.p.rrdas pertheMadhya
!:Jf;tf;llt ffiuProject'
ALTERNATIVES
The site for the power plant 'ras selected
after exploringthree options.The present
site was
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mitvtotiecoa
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acquisition
ADDITIONAL STUDIES
Theadditional
studies
thathavr:beendonearetheRiskAssessment
Plan. andDisaster
Management
Riskslikelyto posea riskto man,environment
addressed or property
associated
withvariou:s
activities
in thisreport'Suchactivities
includetransport, are
storage;
handring
and usageof fuers
betakerifor
[:::i,:i??L:5?,e?fl,J];$:;,::i.,,ffib*;;Li,r,to preventins
any
to e'xplosion
or firewould
bedesisned
to relevant
#f,xTilffillr#'ffrable ts codes
and
Specificprecautionswitlbe tak:r-'n
withrespectto hazardous
shouldbe carriedoutto enactet':cident chemicalsand regularmockdrills
,."nriio, withreportssentto thet'p management.
suitablefire protection
system
.co,mprising hydrantsand spraysystems provided
protection'Fireextinguishersvvilloe teite"oieriodicailyani io atways are for fire
mode. brekeptin operationat
surrounding population
(includirrg
all strataof society)willbe madeaware
to be takenin caseof anymish:rp of safet,yprecautions
in plant.
on-sitedisastermanagement and off-siteemergency
controls prans,commands commLrnication
willbe established
andrnaintained. and
Adequate provisionslikeemerqency response,. response
safetydatasheet'commano& conirol,capabiiiti"r, organization,
res;ponse prran, material
trrnrpoftrtion,mediciliiac-ilitiels,
mitigation
?l';ii"J;Jl'ilj;:.:*"'n.''emersencv
ilffj,:',.Tir:ifi'fl;' pran
revievi
.t. tocontror
any
ENVIRONMENT MANAG EMENTPLAN
Duringthe construction
process;the impact
scopeof EMP duringthe conslruction will be minimaland temporaryin nature.so the
bnasewitt be rimited
care hasto be takertto reducetne particulate to dust suppression
attenuation' and noise
matterlevelof the projectarea.

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All equipmentthatare majornoisegenerating
compressors devices/machines likesteamturbinegenerator,
and otherrotatingequipmentwill have
usingnoiseabsorbingmaterr.iil materiarto absorb/redu.ethe noisei.e.
rot'enltosures.
or usingappropriate
fabricating/assembling-machinesprop"i noisebarriersl-sniens designtechnorogy for
etc. shallbe providedin the
:fff#:#r:HlRl?:ll:il,Jli*,,:;l*'q'ii'"nt sharr beadequateryiiit..,,t,,d,
byprovidins
with a viewto attenuate
air pollutants,
to absorbnoiseandto careof uprakeof
waterporutants,
;::ilffi:T"ffff',?X ;; pernorms
anaround
theboundary
andatseveral
F"1".','J?i,irt'..*rt
welspunwilltakethe responsibility,to
takeup community
development
rvorkat the villagelevel
iire jnrrastructure,o.u.bp'entor erducatio.ar
;". fttJt-illf:t1;.liid:i:?'.or andhearth
A structuredand certifiedenvironment
managementsystem is suggestef
for ensuring that all the activities, at the industrylevef
requirement. ;;';;ir and s-ervicesconform to the environmental

manasins
Jffi,.5lil:'ilff#|yflifl:S::l,igi;lifil?:ronsibre rorowiins
activities
rerated
to
' theEMPimprementation
:rT:i:::i#3nTff'n" durins
pre-construction,
construction
' environment
f$:'ll,o,,Xillcated stafr to manaseenvirrnmentarmonitorins
' Manageandcoordinate environmentar monitoring andcontrol
' coordination with othet'sectionsof the plantand government
environmentaf managenrent agenciesin rerationto
activities
' lmplement andmonitor lSreenbelt
devefopment andplantation activities
o safetyspecialist willensuresafeworking practicesin allthesectionsof theplant
A well-defined environmental rnonitoring
qualified program would be emphasized
staffthatwouldmonitorthe ambleni,i, with trainedand
thepollutants as wellas stackemission quarityto ensuretnai
levelis maintainerlalwayswithinthepermissible levets.
CLEANDEVELOPMENT MECIIIANISM
Indiahashighpotential for cDMlprojects, particularry
in the powersector.TheBaserine
DioxideEmissionsfrom power sector carbon
have been workedout by cErr based
authenticated information obtairredfrom on detaired
baselinewould benefitall pros;pjlctiveatt ine operatingpowerstationsin the r:ountry. The
certifiedEmission cDM oe"ueiopers to estirnatethe amountof
Reduction (cr=ns)rron., flglgct
,.v cDM projectactivity.
Ir1Sr!;it;;3?"1:'oMw super-c;ritical
Powerprojecr
is estimated
to reduce
co2emissions
by
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